Kahan To Tay Tha Chiragan

After India attained independence in 1947, people had high hopes and looked forward to better their lives under the self-rule. These hopes were however shattered in coming decades and an all out frustration gripped the society. Dushyant Kumar died in 1975 (at a young age of 52). He sensed the frustration first hand and his work beautifully captured the mood of people in that era of losing hopes – Rajiv Krishna Saxena Keywords: Dushyant Kumar, frustration, lost hopes, independent India